WSJ: Gore is more likely to run if Mrs. Clinton does than if she doesn't.

[StellaBlue]

Interesting.

http://www.algore-08.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=365&Itemid=81


Al Gore Might Yet Join 2008 Contenders

Former Vice President Keeps Mum As His Movie Sparks Talk of a White House Run
(Wall Street Journal) - First there was Clinton-Gore. Could Clinton vs. Gore be next?

For former Vice President Al Gore, a rash of favorable publicity surrounding this month's opening of his movie "An Inconvenient Truth," and the growing political resonance of its subject -- global warming -- are stoking the most serious speculation about a Gore political comeback since his loss in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.

In 2008, that could mean a once-unimaginable battle for Democrats' nomination between Bill Clinton's former vice president and his wife, Hillary Clinton. To some pro-Gore Democrats, worried about Mrs. Clinton's electability, that is part of the appeal.

(snip)

The Gore buzz reflects a sense among even some pro-Clinton Democrats that Mrs. Clinton, considered the prohibitive favorite for the nomination given her support in the party's base of activists and donors, can't win the general election because she is a polarizing figure to many voters. These skeptics believe only someone such as Mr. Gore with the celebrity and fund-raising potential to match Mrs. Clinton could stop her.

Like Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Gore remains a negative figure to many voters, says a Democrat who has seen private polls. For both, that might only increase with the spectacle of a Clinton-Gore brawl. Even insiders can't fully account for the bad blood that has built up since. At bottom, they say, it reflects contrasting views of what cost Mr. Gore the 2000 election: Mr. Clinton's scandals, or Mr. Gore's decision to so fully separate himself from a president who remained popular amid peace and prosperity. Several insiders say Mr. Gore is more likely to run if Mrs. Clinton does than if she doesn't.

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[JI7]

1. considering it's the WSJ

i wonder if they are trying to get Gore supporters to support Hillary in the belief that it will get Gore to run also.

[StellaBlue]

3. good thought

Interesting take.

Hillary = :puke:

BUT... I will support her enthusiastically if she is the nominee.

[Brigid]

2. WSJ is missing the point.

Al Gore didn't lose. The 2000 election was suspicious at best, stolen outright at worst. Either way, it was a complete debacle. Al Gore should be in the White House right now. He should not hesitate to run in 2008, Hillary or no Hillary.

[StellaBlue]

4. I think the M$M is going to be mighty surprised

when, in the coming months, the groundswell of grassroots support for Al appears.

[Brigid]

5. I think it's already beginning.

But it will take the MSM to catch up. I hope Gore appears on "The Daily Show" and/or "The Colbert Report" soon. You know what -- we're in big trouble when a couple of late-night comedians ask their guests more intelligent questions than the average MSM reporter does. :banghead:

[StellaBlue]

6. No kidding.

I think that every night. I really look forward to Colbert's "interviews" lately. He's actually very eloquent, in all his satirical glory, at getting the points across. He asks the right questions, the ones that reveal the RW's foolishness, the ones I would ask or you would ask if we had the opportunity. It breaks through the mainstream corporate circle-jerk.

I was just thinking that, too... that, what with all the appearances leading up to his film release, SURELY Al will appear on The Daily Show.

[keopeli]

7. WSJ considers this article balance to Bush's low ratings

They're so transparent these days.

Editorial Room Hubbub:

We have to run these low poll numbers gang. How do we balance the paper so we don't look anti-bush?

Well, we could speculate about how frightening a Gore/Clinton ticket would be.

We already did that.

How about that they will oppose each other?

Yeah, that'll scare the crap out of our Republican readership and drive Bush's numbers back up!

[mrgorth]

8. I love me some Al

I'm not sure if he could win, esp. against McCain but at least my heart would be behind him.

[AX10]

10. Gore could beat McCain. This is 2008.

McCain is tainting himself with Bush.

[wisteria]

9. This sounds like nonsense PR just to promote his movie.

He can raise as much as Clinton? Well he had better get started because she is well ahead in that department. Also, last I checked Senator Kerry was ahead of him in fund raising also.

[janx]

11. Wingnut gossip. n/t